The fourteenth day of the first month.

More than 300 people from the Dajing delegation entered the Windy City, and it was Chi Tuoman who led the Dajing mission.

Xuan Ling set up a banquet in the Daqing Hall and brought the three princes Zhaokai and the civil and military ministers to accompany him.

Many ministers are still seeing Zhao Kai for the first time, this simple prince looks very ordinary, not only average, but also a little ugly, his eyes and mouth are okay, but his nose has collapsed, and his nostrils are still facing the sky, which feels very strange.

Originally, Xuan Ling was going to take Zhao Zhen to attend, but Zhao Zhen was ranked eighteen among the princes, although he made a great contribution to this rescue, but the rules of the elders and young could not be abolished, and his arrow wound had not healed, so he still brought Zhao Kai here.

Zhao Kai knew that he was not liked by Xuan Ling, so he sat in the second seat and didn't speak, and he didn't even bother to toast the envoy of Dajing.

Today, Taiwei Gao was rarely summoned by Xuan Ling, he sat behind Zhao Kai, and his heart was up and down, I don't know what the emperor thinks of him? accosted Zhao Kai, but Zhao Kai ignored him.

After three rounds of drinking, Xuan Ling picked up the wine glass and said with a sad face: "Lord Envoy, some time ago, Inuzi Zhaoju took the Heqin delegation to Dajing, and it was rumored that he died in a foreign land, I don't know if the envoy knows about it?" ”

Chi Tuoman was a little surprised, he received a flying pigeon transmission from Wan Yan A Shilan, and knew that Zhaoju and the Thirteenth Princess had been arrested, but he rolled his eyes and did not tell the truth to Xuan Ling.

"His Royal Highness the Nine Emperor Princes are not dead, he is just missing."

"Missing, how did he disappear?"

Hearing that Zhaoju was not dead, Xuan Ling's spirit perked up.

"The Nine Emperors and Princess Big Bird fled to Zhuozhou, and were discovered by General Licheng of my family, who originally planned to send them to Nanjin City, but who knew that they escaped on the way."

Chi Tuo was full of the news he got two days ago, and he didn't know that Zhao Ju had really escaped now.

"He's with the princess of the Big Bird Country, is this, this news true?"

"Of course, it's true, someone has seen them in the Ancient Division."

Xuan Ling breathed a sigh of relief, as long as Zhaoju lived, there was still hope of coming back.

Chi Tuo Man picked up his wine glass and said, "Your Majesty the Emperor, you must have already known the conditions proposed by our Lord Lang, but I don't know how to prepare?" ”

Xuan Ling was a little strange and asked, "May I ask the envoy, have you put forward any conditions, what are them?" He didn't know the content of the alliance between the empress and the Dajin Kingdom, and today's banquet was so pompous, and he also had expectations that the Dajing Kingdom would return to the Sixteen Prefectures after the pacification.

Chidman was very unhappy, and put the wine bowl on the table with a snap.

"My lord asked you to prepare 500,000 taels of silver, 100,000 brocades, 300,000 catties of grain, and iron tools and other things to send to Youzhou City within a month, are you not prepared at all?"

Xuan Ling's body trembled with anger, and he almost threw the wine bowl on the ground.

"What, when did you propose this condition, the Lone King doesn't know!"

Chi Tuo stared at Xuan Ling, showing no weakness.

"Then the emperor now knows, what are you going to do?"

Ouyang Mu said indignantly: "Don't deceive people too much, Lord Messenger, not only do you not return to the Sixteen Prefectures in the Former Hidden Prefecture, but you also dare to open your mouth, you, what are you doing when we are Dawei, are you lambs to be slaughtered?" ”

Chidami was also very angry.

"Who are you, do you have the right to speak here, your emperor himself wrote a letter to Lord Dalang, didn't he say that everything could be promised, why did he deny it now?"

Ouyang Mu said: "Our emperor has not promised, it is the former queen-" When he said this, he paused suddenly, Xuan Ling had taken care of all the ministers, and it was strictly forbidden to mention the rebellion in Gale City to outsiders, how could he say it casually.

Chi Tuoman asked, "What former queen, do you mean that your emperor wants to listen to the queen?" As soon as he said this, the Dajing Kingdom mission let out a burst of snickering.

Ouyang Mu's face was flushed, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

Taiwei Gao, who was sitting on the side seat, sneered secretly, he was not beside the emperor, these people were straw bales.

Xuan Ling looked at Huang Jin, Huang Jinan nodded ugly, although he was not around the queen to do these things, but he still knew a little bit about it, she did write a letter to Wan Yan A Shilan, as for what the content is not exact, Xuan Ling can't wait to beat Sikong Wenlan in his heart, this woman is not only messing around, but also unscrupulously betraying the country.

Chi Tuoman didn't care, and said: "My lord Dalang said, Dajing is not a big bird, it's not so easy to fool, how much is the annual tribute you give to Da Bird Country, and what we give us is at least doubled, these things are not sent to Youzhou within a month, and the lord of Dalang will wave his army to the south and level your Central Plains!" ”

Ouyang Mu replied stiffly: "The New Year's tribute of the Big Bird Country has only been sent for a short time, and there is no more this year, so let's talk about how much it will be next year!" ”

Chi Tuo rolled his triangular eyes and said, "Who are you bad old man, the minister of this Dawei peace talks is not Your Excellency, right?" ”

Ouyang Mu is good at poetry and articles, and he is a layman in governing and negotiating, at this time he was trembling with anger, on such a grand occasion, the envoy of the Great Capital Kingdom actually called himself a bad old man, which was unbearable.

"What's next?"

Chi Tuoman didn't look at Ouyang Mu, and said directly to Xuan Ling: "If you send this bad old man to receive you this time, then there is nothing to talk about, let's turn around and leave!" ”

Xuan Ling didn't want to sit down here, and when he saw Taiwei Gao in his seat, he called out: "Lord Gao—"

When Taiwei Gao saw that the emperor finally called himself, he immediately stood up and played a round, he held a wine glass and said with a smile: "The envoy is serious, who talks is not talking, come and come, drink first, drink!" ”

Zhao Kai was still sitting in the front row of Captain Gao, and saw that Xuan Ling didn't ask himself all the time, nor did he have any expression, but just poured himself wine.

Chi Tuoman and those people didn't care about Xuan Ling's ugly expression, and when they heard Taiwei Gao's words, they raised their wine glasses again.

Someone in the Dajing delegation shouted: "How to drink without women dancing to cheer up, doesn't it mean that there are beautiful women in Daqing, shout out, what's the point of dry drinking!" ”

Taiwei Gao said apologetically: "The envoy is unlucky, recently there was a funeral in the palace, and the emperor has been gracious to drink for VIPs like you, this singing and dancing instrument is still prohibited, please forgive me." ”

Hearing that someone had died in the palace, Chi Tuoman and the others were a little excited.

Gao Taiwei said again: "Just now the envoy said that he wanted to wave his army to the south and step on the Central Plains, please tell Lord Dalang, since ancient times, he will not mourn, and he hopes to forgive the class teacher, and dare not to enter the service every year to repair, it is just the number of the annual tribute, can it be discussed?" ”

Chi Tuoman nodded and said, "You old man is not that bad, of course the discussion is negotiable, but you don't talk to us?" ”

Taiwei Gao said: "Thank you, Lord Envoy, for looking down on the old man, who talks to you is decided by our emperor." ”

Xuan Ling endured it all the time, he felt that the banquet was boring, so he found an excuse to get up and go out.

Taiwei Gao hurriedly followed, he approached Xuan Ling and whispered: "Your Majesty, if you can't bear it, you will make a big plan, this matter must be considered in the long run, the soldiers of the Dajing Kingdom are strong and strong, and they should not be underestimated, they are the barbarians who destroyed the Big Bird Country, if they really fight, we will lose more, and the old minister suggests that peace talks are the best!" ”

Xuan Ling said angrily: "Today they ask for money, and tomorrow they want us to cede the land, and you agree?" ”

Taiwei Gao said: "Your Majesty, didn't you say that as long as you can do things with money, it's not a thing?" ”

Xuan Ling snorted and said coldly: "In this case, then the matter of negotiating with the Dajing Kingdom Mission will be handled by you, you can talk to them well, the price is too high, we will not agree!" ”

Gao Taiwei was happy in his heart, it seems that Xuanling is still inseparable from himself, negotiating with Da Niao and Dajing people, only he can do it, and when he hit the ground, he said: "Yes, the old minister obeys orders!" ”

In the next five days, led by Gao Taiwei and the Dajing State Mission for peace talks, Gao Taiwei made a procrastination trick, he took Chi Tuo Man to eat well in the Windy City, play well, just don't mention the matter of the New Year's tribute, to the sixth day, Chi Tuo Man finally couldn't help but put forward his own bottom limit, Dajing Guo wants 250,000 taels of silver, 50,000 brocade, 300,000 catties of grain, silver and brocade can be suspended, but there are a lot of grain particles, and it will be delivered within a month.

Taiwei Gao reported this matter to Xuan Ling in the Chunnuan Pavilion.